Human Exceptionality Hardman Et Al - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205138012 ISBN 13: 9780205138012

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1993

Synopsis

Maintaining its widely respected and unique focus on the critical role of a variety of professionalsin education, psychology, counseling, health care, and human servicesHUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY: SCHOOL, COMMUNITY AND FAMILY, International Edition, is a testament to how cross-professional collaboration can and does enhance the lives of exceptional individuals and their families as it strengthens and supports the work of the professionals themselves. After a comprehensive six-chapter introduction to the foundation and challenges across the lifespan for people with exceptionalities, the successive nine chapters focus on definitions, classifications, prevalence, causation, and characteristics of the major categories of exceptionality. Categorical chapters also provide practical information on the educational, medical, and social services aspects of working with people who are exceptional. An excellent resource for pre-service and in-service teachers as well as a range of human services professionals, the book's unique, human approach combines the most current research, detailed personal stories about exceptional persons, and fresh pedagogical features that help students understand and apply the material.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205138012
• ISBN 13: 9780205138012
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 535